Worship

Worship in the Anglican Parish of Salt Spring Island is centred on the sacramental meal of bread and wine at Christ’s table. While the sacrament is celebrated by a priest, lay people play an active role in worship in reading, leading prayers, administering the cup, and laying-on-of-hands for healing.

All who seek God and a greater spiritual depth in their lives are welcome to Christ’s table in the Anglican Parish of Salt Spring. Children are welcome to stay in church during the service; the sound of children is welcome! There is also a nursery with toys for infants and the back right-hand side of the church. Our community is diverse – men and women, young and old, families, couples, singles; straight, gay, differing gender identity; lifelong Anglicans and first-time members of an Anglican community. All are welcome.

Our main service is offered at All Saints by-the-Sea at 10 a.m. every Sunday. We offer a variety of liturgies from the Book of Alternative Services (BAS) to the new Eucharistic Liturgy for the Islands and Inlets. Everyone is welcome to join us for refreshments & conversation after the service.

The north end of the Island is where St. Mark's Church is located, the first Anglican Church built on Salt Spring, in 1892. Services are held regularly on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 11:45 a.m. using the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Occasionally these service times change for special events that require the whole congregation to be at All Saints. Please check our phone message for the most accurate timing, updated weekly.

Occasional services are held in the summertime at St. Mary's Church, located near Fulford across from the Fulford Hall and the second Anglican Church built on the Island, in 1894. St. Mary's is now the home of the Star of the Sea Centre, which offers a variety of spiritual courses. The link to that page is on this website in Ministries.

Contact

Office Hours

Parish Office: All Saints by-the-Sea

With Gratitude

We acknowledge that for thousands of years the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Kwakwaka'wakw peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, worship, and play. We seek a new relationship with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality.